74. THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
walked apart from them, facing the wind. He turned himself with the wind (with his 
back to it). “Psha! it is very bad!” he said. Well, after going awhile, Ictinike 
discovered men. “I-u! look ye for him! Look ye for him!” said he. All the 
Elk raised their heads suddenly. “What is the matter?” said they. “This one 
is a man,” said Ictinike. When they looked at it, behold, it had suddenly become 
grass. “You mean that?” said they. ‘Yes,” he said. ‘Ho! venerable man, beware 
lest you continue doing thus,” said the Elk. “When it is just so, only so is it,” 
he said. Again they were grazing as they walked together. And it happened that 
Ictinike discovered men again. ‘Look ye for him,” said he. When the Elk looked 
at it, it was just so; they were men, and they were peeping. “Well, it was just 80,” 
said the Elk. “Seek a way of flight for the children,” said they. ‘Let me be the 
one,” said Ictinike. “Indeed, he speaks truly!” said the Elk. ‘Ho! come, do it. 
You shall be the one (to go ahead). Seek a path for the children,” said they. “Oho! 
I will attempt it,” said Ictinike. Ictinike went. All the Elk followed him. And as 
Ietinike went he discovered men. He went thither. He passed right alongside of 
the men. When he discovered the men he talked with them. “Do not shoot at me; 
it is I,” said Ictinike. They shot at the Elk. They killed the Elk. They shot down 
all the Elk; they exterminated them. One small Male-elk, and one small Female- 
elk, Ictinike being the third, were alive. Fleeing with them, he reached a place at 
avery great distance (from the place of slaughter). When he arrived, he took the 
horns and threw them away. Having commanded the young Elk to depart, he said, 
“Why do you follow me? I will cut up for myself a piece of fresh meat. Walk fur- 
ther off. You shall be called A*pa®” (Elk). The End: 
ICTINIKE AND THE BUZZARD. 
TOLD BY MA®TCU-NA™BA, 
Kgi¢e Ictinike ama ¢é amima. Ki Héga wi" gawi'xe ma*¢i"’-biama. 
Itcame to Ictinike the was going. And Buzzard one going around walked they say. 
pass (sub.) 
Ki letinike ak4 ni-jan’ga masdniaja ¢é ga™¢a-biama. Héga ¢inké ¢aha™- 
And Tetinike the big water tothe other togo wished they say. Buzzard the (ob.) he prayed 
(sub.) side of to him 
biama. piga™ha, i in-gi ha. Ni masaniaya i” 4n-ga ha, 4-biama Ictinike 
they say. O grandfather, carry me . Water to ee oer carry me : said, they say Ictinike 
s§1de 0. 
aké. A™ha", a-biami Héga aka, wi'i” téinke, 4-biamd4. Gan‘ki gf" 
the Yes, said, they say Buzzard the I carry will said they say. And he carried 
(sub.). (sub.) you he him 
biamdé. GiS"-bi yi jatq¢i‘a und gii*-biamd. Egi¢e jaq¢ti‘a té {¢a-biama 
they say. He carried when hollow tree seeking he carried him, Atlength hollow tree the he found, they 
him, they say they say. (ob.) say 
6 ha. H’di gfi® agi-biama yi ja%q¢ii‘a té ya"ha-qtci fhe a¢é-hna’-biama 
There carrying went they say when hollow tree al border very passing went regularly, they say 
him (ob. 
